[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSD judges
- From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <culzeans1@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:01:26 -0800
Hi Pam;
For Judges to put up the "best dog" period.....they absolutely MUST know the
Standard! For you to
show the best dog ......you also need to know the Standard. The Standard on
the German Shepherd
Dog REQUIRES and explains the powerful thrust of the rear drive in good
detail......under GAIT:
'General Impression'.
i.e. "The hindquarter's deliver, through the back, a powerful forward thrust
which slightly lifts the
whole animal and drives the body forward. REACHING FAR UNDER, and PASSING
the imprint
left by the front foot"............
"The overeach of the hindquarter usually necessitates one hind foot passing
outside and the other
hind foot passing inside the track of the forefeet, and such action is not
faulty unless the locomotion
is crabwise"............
This is a direct quote from the German Shepherd Dog Standard. Explain how
the STANDARD
can be "incorrect".......?? It is after all what makes this Breed what it
is.....
Linda Shaw's articles are not the Standard. You need to spend your time
studying the actual GSD
Standard and not someone's incorrect illustrations or opinions. This
powerful driving thrust off the
rear of the German Shepherd Dog is part of what sets it apart from all other
Breeds.
For those of us who Breed according to the Standard and have watched the gait
in function while the
dogs herd......it is a beautiful powerful, athletic result of the correct
construction of an efficient trotting
working breed......and it is beautifully described in our GSD Standard.
I am not at all offended at your "opinion"......but just want to remind you it
is only an opinion as compared
to our actual Standard.
You are correct though in respect to saying we need more Judges who actually
read and understand
the Standard. But we also need more Breeders and Exhibitors with the same
responsibility to knowing
the Standard. I wholly appreciate your great love and respect for this
amazing Breed and feel exactly
the same way. I just want to remind you that they can be what the Standard
requires with the awesome
rear drive that propels them forward with the atheletic powerful thrust....and
still be willing to lay their
life on the line for you. ALL the details of the Standard are what makes this
Breed unique and perfect.
Thanks for your post.......it is a good reminder to all of us to brush up on
our Standard occasionally.
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: culzeans1@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, November
26, 2007 7:46 AMSubject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] judges
We need more judges who actually read and understand the standard and PUT up
the best dog,period.?The dog should be balanced, nothing over done in any area.
The shepherd movement is one of grace, power and stamina. Anything over done
detracts from that. To over reach is incorrect with or without crabbing. The
more I learn, the more I learn, the more I learn and the more I learn....? I
have been studying Kathy Shaw's articles and I am amazed at how many different
"types" of shepherds there are and not suprising is the arguing over who has
the "right" or "correct" dog according to the standard. If you look at what she
illustrates according to the standard, most of us have a dog that fits into the
standard, more or less, some much less than more. It really comes down to what
we want our shepherds to do. If all you want is a dog with a great side gait,
well that is what you get. Over reaching accomplishes that. I want a dog that
more than anything can do everything, even go into
the water and retrieve that bird if I ask them to. And to accomplish that I
feel I must have a dog right down the middle of the standard. Nothing over
done, no over reaching, no under reaching,?no toe dragging, no hock walking, no
cow hock,no roach back, no to short stiffled, no to short or to long back, no
to long or to short neck,no block heads, no snipey heads,?good feet and
pasterns, temperament suited to adapt to what ever I ask of them. I know many
people have been in this breed way longer than I have, have a billion more
champions than I do(because I have none yet), feel offended that I even have an
opinion, but I put my love of this breed up against anyones and I will stand
toe to toe with you because my life has been saved by this breed and I will
stand for the best in them because it is no less than what this noble
incorruptable breed would do for me. I love reading this list because I see
here people who have differences of what our breed should look like, but who
have a love for this breed as I do. I have been to shows and been treated
poorly by GSD people and I have been to specialties and had such a wonderful
time, granted they thought my dogs were not "extreme" enough but still people
were pleasant and helpful. I love that the breed I love so?much has so many
people looking after its best interests. Maybe we just need judges who feel the
same. Pam
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